Bava Batra 206

כשיר מהו כשורה מהו איצטדינין מהו דרך עקלתון מהו תיקו

What is [the law if they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. n. 4. ');">¹</span> are arranged] like a ring,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Into which the plough cannot very well enter. ');">²</span> like a straight line,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On both sides of which it is difficult to plough or to sow. ');">³</span> in the shape of a stadium<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Curved line, and it is difficult to plough and to sow there. ');">⁴</span> or in that of a crooked road?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the bends of which the plough cannot easily enter. ');">⁵</span>

תנא אם היה סלע יחידי אפי' כל שהוא אין נמדד עמה ואם היה סמוך למצר אפי' כל שהוא אין נמדד עמה

The matter is undecided. A Tanna taught: If a rock is isolated,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Outside the field and adjoining it. ');">⁶</span> it is not measured<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Only rocks within the field are included in the field if they are below the specified heights. ');">⁷</span> with the field, however small<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if less than ten handbreadths in height. ');">⁸</span> [that rock might be]. And [even] if it was [in the field, but] near the boundary, it is not measured with the field, however small<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if less than ten handbreadths in height. ');">⁸</span>

בעי רב פפא מופסק עפר בינתים מהו תיקו בעי רב אשי עפר מלמטה וצונמא למעלה עפר מלמעלה וצונמא מלמטה מהו תיקו:

[that rock might be]. R. Papa inquired: What [is the law if some] earth intervenes between [the rock and the boundary]? — The matter is undecided. R. Ashi inquired: What [is the law if] there was earth beneath<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., beneath the rock that lies near the border. ');">⁹</span> and rock above, [or] earth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Less than three handbreadths in depth, and insufficient for the depth required by the plough. ');">¹⁰</span> above and rock beneath?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Is the rock, in such cases as these, included in the measurements of the field or not? ');">¹¹</span>

<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> בית כור עפר אני מוכר לך מדה בחבל פיחת כל שהוא ינכה הותיר כל שהוא יחזיר ואם אמר הן חסר הן יתר אפילו פיחת רובע לסאה או הותיר רובע לסאה הגיעו יותר מכאן יעשה חשבון

— The matter is undecided. <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. [IF A MAN SAYS TO ANOTHER.] 'I SELL YOU A BETH <i>KOR</i> OF ARABLE LAND, MEASURED WITH THE ROPE',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., exact measurements. ');">¹²</span> [AND] HE GAVE [HIM] LESS, [EVEN IF ONLY BY] A FRACTION, [AN EQUAL SUM] IS TO BE DEDUCTED [FROM THE PRICE]. [IF] HE GAVE MORE, [EVEN IF ONLY BY] A FRACTION, IT IS TO BE RETURNED [TO HIM]. IF, HOWEVER. HE SAID,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When the sale was being arranged. ');">¹³</span> 'MORE OR LESS,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Instead of 'measured by the rope', thus implying the measurements of the beth kor are not exact. ');">¹⁴</span> THE SALE IS VALID EVEN IF HE GAVE [AT THE RATE OF] A QUARTER OF A <i>KAB</i> PER <i>SE'AH</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or seven and a half kab in the kor, i.e. 1/24 th A kor = thirty se'ah; a se'ah = six kab. ');">¹⁵</span>

מה הוא מחזיר לו מעות ואם רצה מחזיר לו קרקע ולמה אמרו מחזיר לו מעות לייפות כחו של מוכר שאם שייר בשדה בית תשעה קבין ובגינה בית חצי קב וכדברי ר' עקיבא בית רובע מחזיר לו את הקרקע לא את הרובע בלבד הוא מחזיר אלא את כל המותר:

LESS OR MORE. [IF THE DIFFERENCE IS] GREATER THAN THIS, CALCULATION IS TO BE MADE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the party that gained, pays for, or returns the difference. ');">¹⁶</span> WHAT IS [THE BUYER] TO RETURN TO HIM? — THE MONEY.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The value of the surplus. ');">¹⁷</span> IF, HOWEVER. [THE SELLER] PREFERS, [THE OTHER] RETURNS TO HIM THE LAND. WHEREFORE [THEN] DID THEY<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Rabbis. ');">¹⁸</span> ENACT THAT [THE BUYER] IS TO RETURN TO HIM MONEY? — TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF THE SELLER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that he should not be left with a fraction of land of which no use could be made. ');">¹⁹</span> IF, THEREFORE. THERE WAS A SURPLUS IN THE FIELD OF AN AREA OF NINE <i>KAB</i>;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Such an area is regarded as a field on its own. ');">²⁰</span>

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> איבעיא להו בית כור סתמא מאי תא שמע בית כור עפר אני מוכר לך מדה בחבל

AND IN A GARDEN, AN AREA OF HALF A <i>KAB</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is regarded as a self-contained garden. v. supran 21a. ');">²¹</span> AND, ACCORDING TO R. AKIBA, A QUARTER OF A <i>KAB</i>;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which is regarded as a self-contained garden. v. supran 21a. ');">²¹</span> THE LAND [ITSELF] IS TO BE RETURNED. NOT ONLY THE QUARTER<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of a kab per se'ah. ');">²²</span> IS TO BE RETURNED BUT ALL THE SURPLUS. <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. The question was raised: What [if the seller] only [said, 'I sell you] a <i>beth kor</i>'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Without specifying, either 'measured by the rope' or 'more or less'. ');">²³</span> — Come and hear! [IF A MAN SAYS TO ANOTHER.] 'I SELL YOU A BETH <i>KOR</i> OF ARABLE LAND, MEASURED BY THE ROPE',